Synonyms

wares

British

/ wɛəz /

plural noun

articles of manufacture considered as being for sale
any talent or asset regarded as a commercial or saleable commodity
(Caribbean) earthenware

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Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In 2004, the EU agreed to relax the rule for producers selling fruity wares at farmers' markets in Austria and Germany.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

American manufacturers also cut more than 100,000 jobs in 2025 after the tariffs reduced demand for their wares.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

TV provided a pipeline that could market wares directly to children rather than just through their parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The Saturday before Christmas, we go shopping in the open air mercado for roasted pig, avocados, guava paste, and ripe plantains for pIátanos maduros, the different merchants calling out their wares from their stands.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

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